next life; afterlife
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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next life; afterlife; future existence
formalA Buddhist and religious concept referring to the life one is believed to be reborn into after death.
Tā他
xiāng相
xìn信
jīn今
shēng生
xíng行
shàn善
，
lái来
shì世
huì会
yǒu有
hǎo好
bào报
。
He believes that doing good deeds in this life will bring good karma in the next life.
Zhè这
shì是
qián前
shì世
jié结
xià下
de的
yuán缘
fèn分
，
huò或
xǔ许
lái来
shì世
hái还
néng能
zài再
xù续
。
This is a bond formed in a past life; perhaps it can be continued in the next life.
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Zài在
Fó佛
jiào教
guān观
niàn念
zhōng中
，
rén人
de的
xíng行
wéi为
huì会
jué决
dìng定
lái来
shì世
de的
jìng境
yù遇
。
In Buddhist belief, a person's actions determine their circumstances in the next life.